If a boss establishes a strong management or corporate culture
with himself setting as an example to his staff towards attaining
teamwork, accountable and transparent corporate governance, the
kind of problem you mentioned, i.e. pickiness or office politics
need not arise.
When a good corporate culture is established all the staff will
know what to do and not be afraid of offending bosses, doing things
stupid like currying favors or joining in bosses' subtle abuse of
power.
When the boss finally establishes his good corporate culture, even
if he asks for something due to exigencies or exceptions, staff
will understand and support him.
In Singapore, the office set-ups are usually boss-centred, because
bosses generally influenced by the whole political system practise
bullying, use a lot of sheet power instead of etablishing proper
excellence corporate governance, teamwork, accountablity and
motivation to get things done.
Our bosses have not acquired the good corporate governance and will
continue to be self-centred and make all the decisions and staff
have to take orders all the time and not be part of the
achievements being subjected to abuses of all kinds.
Citizens see and copy all the power system - big eats small and
small quarrels about petty things among themselves. The bosses will
want to make all the decisions in selecting contractors, purchases,
recruitments of people, grassroots, community or audit committee
members, public-fund investments and basis of charging citizens on
lands and all the high costs. There is no returns or savings passed
back to lower the high costs.
This kind of working environment is in the fist place created by
copying of a political culture. Take all if you can and insist on
bullying to no end. It only finally leads to citizens switching off
or voting with their feet - bo chap. How to get employees to work
wholeheartedly for the bosses ?
Things and culture have to change drastically to get people to
support and corporate governance should be aimed at to reach high
standard instead of all the talking about presumed achievements,
talents, leaderships ..which is to benefit only the leaders and not
the ordinary people.
